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Manawatu Conversations 26-12-2023 - Episode 293 - Stuart Birks and Iola Haggarty
Iola Haggarty and Stuart Birks. Stuart lived in England until 1978. He compares England’s winter Christmas with that of New Zealand in summer. England winter atmosphere with a lot of smoke from coal fires. Short days. Pea souper smogs. Icy roads treated with salt and grit. Different school and university years from NZ. Recalls time when shops and banks in New Zealand were open for only five days a week. Iola talks of Christmas in New Zealand with a large family.
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By MPR - Manawatu People's RadioIola Haggarty and Stuart Birks. Stuart lived in England until 1978. He compares England’s winter Christmas with that of New Zealand in summer. England winter atmosphere with a lot of smoke from coal fires. Short days. Pea souper smogs. Icy roads treated with salt and grit. Different school and university years from NZ. Recalls time when shops and banks in New Zealand were open for only five days a week. Iola talks of Christmas in New Zealand with a large family.